Suspending-hook.



H. SLASOR SUSPENDING HOOK. APPLICATION FILED DEC; 20. 1916.

' illustrated in HAROLD SLASOR, OF NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917..

Application filed December 20, 1916. Serial No. 138,090.

To all whom it may concern:

Be; it known that I, HAROLD SLAsoR, a citizen of the United States, res1d1ng at New Philadelphia, in the county of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Susp'ending-Hook, of whlch the following is a specification.

My inventionrelates to improvements in suspending hooks in whicha housing or yoke is employed, to which is pivotally attached a suspending or connecting bolt, also a series of anti-friction balls located withln the housing and surrounding a grooved disk, which grooved diskis provided wlth a swinging yoke and connecting hook.

The present invention has more specific reference to hooks designed to support swings, hammocks and like articles.

The objects of the present invention are, first, to provide a suspendinghook so con structed that a compound swinging movement is produced, second, to reduce the frlction, third, to eliminate any squeaking or grating sound, and fourth, to prevent rap1d wearing of the parts.

With these objects in view the lnvention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter descr bed, the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, size and minor details of construction may be the scope of the appended departing from the spirit or of the advantages of. the 1nmade within claims without sacrificing any vention.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing parts in section.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the difierent parts disconnected and in proper position to be assembled. I

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the housing or main yoke which is preferably formed circular or so formed that a circular opening will be formed. The yoke or housing 1 is provided with the spaced parallel bars 2 which are for the purpose of receiving and holding the filling block or head 3, which block or head is provided with the in such a manner that I The yoke 12 is spaced members 4. The outer faces of the spaced members 4 are provided with the ribs 5 which ribs fit in the grooves 6 formed in the inner faces of the spaced bars 2. The purpose of the ribs and grooves 5 and 6 is to prevent relative movement as between the filling block 3 and the bars 2. To the spaced members 2 is attached the suspending bolt 7 by means of the cross bolt or rivet 8, which cross bolt or rivet is located through the various apertures 9, 10 and 11, said apertures being formed in the bars 2, spaced bars 4 and the head of the suspending bolt 7 and when the bolt 8 is placed in'the position illustrated in Fig. 1 the parts through which the bolt 8 is passed will be connected together and all of the parts connected by the suspending bolt 7 can swing upon the bolt 8.

The yoke 12 is provided at its outer or lower end with the connecting hook 13, to which hook is attached a ring or chain link 14, but it will be understood that the part or parts connected to or carried by the hook 13 do not pertain to the present invention so far as detailed construction is concerned.

provided with circumferentially grooved disk or wheel 14, which is formed of a diameter less than the diameter of the central opening formed by the housing 1 and the filling blocks 3 and is so formed for the purpose of receiving the anti-friction balls 15, which balls are seated in the groove 16 formed in the disk 14, said anti-frlction balls being also seated in the groove 17 formed in the housing 1 and in the groove 18 formed in the filling block 3, by which arrangement a free swin movement can be imparted to the yoke 12,

said yoke being carried upon the anti-fricgior]; balls 15 and the groove wheel or It will be understood that by my peculiar arrangement I am enabled to provide a susof anti-friction balls been properly connected said parts will be held against displacement.

,Havmg fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a suspending inner faces of the spaced arms, a suspending.

bolt pivotally connected to the spaced arms,

a disk located within the housing, a series of anti-friction balls located around the disk and within the block, a hooked yoke 3. In a suspending hook of the class described,.the combination of a housing provided with a circular opening, the wall of said opening provided with a groove, spaced arms extended from the housing, a

carried by the disk.

tween the'spacedfarms,

grooved disk loo ted within the housing andv hook, the combina-. tion of 'a,,housing provided with spaced located between said within the housing and filling block provided with a groove located be I a' circumferentially I a series of anti-friction balls located around the grooved disk and within the housing, a hooked yoke suspended from the grooved disk and carried thereby and a suspending bolt pivotally connected to the spaced arms.

4. In a suspending hook of the character described, a housin provided with spaced arms, a filling bloc provided with spaced members, a suspending bolt pivotally connected to the spaced arms, a disk located within the housing, a series of anti-friction balls located between the disk and housing gndx a hooked swinging yoke carried by the 5. In a suspending hook of the character described, a housing provided With spaced arms, a filling block provided with spaced members, a suspending bolt pivotally connected to the spaced arms, a disk l0cated within the housing, a series of anti-friction balls located between the disk and housing and a hooked swingingyoke carried by the disk, and means for pivotally connecting the suspending bolt to the houslng.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

HAROLD SLASOR. 

